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» 17 Wall Paper Symmetry Groups to Create a Regular Division of the Plane - Graphics. » Artlandia SymmetryWorks - Adobe Illustrator plug-in that automates creation of surface designs and ornaments based on seventeen wallpaper groups. On-line purchase. » Catalogue of Isohedral Tilings - From the article "One Corona is Enough for the Euclidean Plane" by Doris Schattschneider and Nikolai Dolbilin. » Chaos Tiles - This chaotic tiling consists of two equilateral pentagons, with angles (80, 160, 60, 140, 100) and (40, 200, 60, 100, 140). Sets are for sale. » Discrete Plane Symmetry Groups - Web text by Ana Kozomara. » Frieze Patterns - Definitions and images. » Gallery of Symmetric Chaos - Includes: Symmetric icons and fractals; Quilts and planar repeating patterns; Colored wallpaper patterns. » Grotesque Geometry - Andrew Crompton's tiling and tessellation images. » Hans Kuiper - Hans Kuiper's work. Tessellations and optical art. Also tessellation software with the 17 wallpaper groups. » Hop's Escher Tessellation Tiles - Escher-like tessellations. » Hyperbolic Tessellations - Explanations and graphics. » Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tessellations - Links to activities and other resources. » Java Kali - A program for drawing symmetrical patterns based on any of the 17 wallpaper groups, as well as several frieze and rosette groups. » Java Penrose Tiler - A Java applet for experimenting with kites and darts. » KaleidoTile - Software for Macintosh and SGI to create and manipulate tessellations of the sphere, Euclidean plane and hyperbolic plane, and to see how the Platonic solids are related to tessellations. » Landry Art - Art of Kenneth Landry. Tessellations, polyhedra and polyhedra decorated with tessellations. » Mike Field - University of Houston. Graphics and resources in symmetry and tiling. » Penrose Tiles - Links in the Geometry Junkyard. » Pentagons that Tile the Plane - Known solutions and a new recipe. » Quasi-Periodic Tilings - Artist Eleni Mylonas uses tilings. » References about Tessellations - Compiled by Doris Schattschneider, Moravian College. » Samantha's Wallpaper Page - Wallpaper patterns and symmetry groups. » Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles - Tilings of Squared Squares and Squared Rectangles, constructed using javascript. » Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets - Resources compiled by the Math Forum. » Symmetry and the Shape of Space - With interactive demos using Geometer's Sketchpad (requires Macintosh). » TESS - Tessellation software. 11 rosette, all 7 frieze and all 17 wallpaper groups included. » Tessellated, Interlocking Concrete Pavers and Molds - Pictures of some concrete tilings. » Tessellating Wallpaper Patterns - Original tessellating desktop wallpaper tiles. » Tessellation Links - Compiled by Suzanne Alejandre for the Math Forum. » Tessellation Tutorials by Suzanne Alejandre - Tutorials and templates for making tessellations using ClarisWorks, the Geometer's Sketchpad, HyperCard, HyperStudio, and straightedge and compass, including step-by-step instructions for classroom activities. » Tessellation and Photography - A study for the endless possibilities of tessellating the plane based on the work of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. » Tessellations - A company selling foam puzzles, many based on planar tessellations (tilings) and fractals. » Tessellations Using Geometer's Sketchpad - Description of a class project. » Tessellations with Java - Examples and source code. » Tessellations: Technology and Culture - Examples and Java applets. » The 14 Different Types of Convex Pentagons that Tile the Plane - Graphics and references. » The Geometry Junkyard: Tilings - A collection of links. » The Penrose Tiling at Miami University - A summary of the history behind the Penrose tiling in the math department at Miami university. » The Seventeen Wallpaper Groups - Examples in traditional Japanese patterns. » Tiling Plain and Fancy - Tiling from the mathematical and historical viewpoint by Steve Edwards. Provides a number of examples of various types of tiles that tile the plane and includes periodic tiling plus Penrose's aperiodic tiles. » Tilings and Geometric Ornament - Applying principles of computer graphics to the creation of geometric ornament, as a continuation of the tradition of ornamental design using modern tools and algorithms. » Totally Tessellated - An introduction to tessellations explaining the basic underlying mathematics, and with many examples from real life. » Wallpaper Groups - Images and descriptions of the 17 plane symmetry groups. » William's Geometric Construction Page - Activities to create patterns using simple resources, such as making equilateral triangle from a circle. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary ages.

Last Updated: 2007-02-20 08:54:09